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Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… gender, religion etc. Elect Choosing something or somebody by voting for it. Globe The planet earth. High Treason The … to be treated fairly and not in a…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… customary unions occur gradually and are not concluded by single event such as a ceremonial signing of an official … 27(3) of the Natal Code (1985)…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… main opposition was the South African Party (SAP) , led by General Jan Smuts , who had been the Prime Minister of the … Government also sought to tighten…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… the 1950s and the early 1960s, showed the intension by the South African government to further isolate the … measures. In addition, in the face of repressive…
ArticleState of the Nation Addresses
… The State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of South Africa is a speech given by the sitting President of South Africa. It is normally an …
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… areas, which in any event were predominantly occupied by Asiatics, there were no restrictions. Because of these … as a: "special area in which a persecuted…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… each. The farms were entered into a register and signed by the Field Cornet and Magistrate. Such property was also … Republiek (ZAR) a town was officially…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… deal with the heavy handed nature of the crackdown meted by the state on its political activists. Secondly, “the slogan of ‘No bail, no defence, no fine!’…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by Erica Theron was appointed to improve the affairs of … as it caused political conflict and…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… and the establishment of a new democratic government led by Nelson Mandela and a new state subject to a new … voted in the 1994 national election. The…
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… tells us about the past through the spoken word as told by one generation to the next. It is also an important way to … add moral lessons and rituals that…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… in South Africa and the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC and the … my leader under whom I shall be placed…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… Free State." All Indian businesses are forced to close by 11 September and owners deported from the Orange Free … all Indians to compulsory registration and…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… liberation for black people via village meetings arranged by Wellington Buthelezi, a visiting Natalian who assumed an … cousin’s identity to be accepted as a…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Basotho THE NEXT PART of our history … of the Builder of a Nation and the…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu … Yesizwe (Inkatha Freedom Nation) which…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… to the 1924 election, the South African Party (SAP), led by Louis Botha , supported a one stream policy which … entice significant Coloured support in the…
ArticleAfricanist News and Views (1968-1973)
… Africanist News and Views, published by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) of Azania (South … philosophy of an African Government for the Africans by the…
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
… after all, now it has transpired, has taken most of us by surprise. On Friday afternoon last, the 16th inst, the … to the baseless figments so industriously…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… in which these theories rested have been largely dismissed by modern scientific reseach, race is now seen as a … plants and animals evolved from a few common…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… of our situation and suggest steps that could be taken by the Government to meet the position. I have addressed this … This fact has long been attested to…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… will trace its function in the political struggle waged by Black and Colored musicians against the apartheid regime, … work of one artist particularly. While…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… piece of legislation invalid, which requires confirmation by the Constitutional Court; or as a Bill parliament asks the … or any conduct of the President…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA) was not banned by the government, its members were not spared the wrath of … methods were adopted. The NCL was…
ArticleHigh Farce in the House
… Both the HoR and HoD were characterised by impotence and incompetence. Examples include one NPP MP … accepting bribes and other misdemeanours, he was…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… to Indians. 1904 The ‘Coolie Location’ is struck by bubonic plague. 20 March, The mixed population is … born. 1912 - 1934 112 stands are transferred to…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… with their families, Now, they had to carry Passes issued by the Indian Immigration Department. My father left work at the sugar estates and was employed by…
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… a World War 2 military transit camp, Wentworth is flanked by the industrial area of Jacobs and an oil refinery, and is … children playing with a fish in a…
ArticlePoqo
… although for the greater part of the time it was subdued by bannings and the ANC's growing stature as the more … The exiled PAC responded to the June 16…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… RIVONIA: THE STORY OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men … an attack on the indictment. Shortly before it was quashed by…